FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
THOMAS NELSON INC [ TNM ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 06/07/2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Thomas Nelson Common Stock | 06/07/2005 | J(1) | V | 1 | D | $0(2) | 147,851 | D | ||
Thomas Nelson Common Stock | 06/07/2005 | G(3) | 425 | A | $0(4) | 148,276 | D | |||
Thomas Nelson Common Stock | 06/07/2005 | G(3) | 425 | D | $0(4) | 9,200 | I | Wife | ||
Thomas Nelson Common Stock | 06/07/2005 | G(5) | 4,695 | D | $0 | 4,505 | I | Wife | ||
Thomas Nelson Common Stock | 06/07/2005 | G(6) | 2,125 | D | $0(4) | 2,380 | I | Wife | ||
Thomas Nelson Common Stock | 06/07/2005 | G(6) | 2,125 | A | $0(4) | 12,125 | I | Daughter | ||
Thomas Nelson Class B Common Stock | 06/07/2005 | J(7) | 1,848 | D | $0(4) | 54,202 | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Adjustment of shares in Employer retirement plan account due to rounding is reported as a disposition of a Direct Interest |
2. Price is N/A for qualified retirement transactions in pooled purchase transactions by Trustee |
3. Gift of shares between spouses is reported as an acquisition of a Direct Interest and an disposition of an Indirect Interest |
4. Price is N/A for gifts, charitable donations, bequests, and inheritance of shares in kind |
5. Gifts and/or donations of shares by wife to unrelated parties /charities is reported as a disposition of an Indirect Interest, transaction dates are unknown and reported at the determination date after share reconciliation on June 7, 2005 |
6. Gift of share by Wife to Daughter is reported as a disposition of an Indirect Interest by the wife an acquisition of an Indirect Interest by the Daughter |
7. Adjustment of shares previously reported as inheritance or gifts are reported as a disposition of a Direct Interest. Adjustment made upon reconcilation of shares on June 7, 2005. |
Remarks: |
Reportable person has a Power of Attorney on file with the security issuer that authorizes and designates Joe Powers or Les Hottovy to sign on his behalf. |
Les Hottovy, Power of Attorney for S. Joseph Moore | 06/09/2005 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |